| Blind Date vs Internet Date | | | | from the situation. Been there? |
| Your friend has decided that you need help with | | | | Now imagine a date with someone you met |
| your social life so she sets you up with a blind | | | | through internet dating and have been chatting |
| date….a friend of a friend of a friend. You, | | | | online with and exchanging emails with for quite |
| foolishly, accept. Now there you are. It’s | | | | some time. First, you don’t need to be |
| less than one hour since you were introduced. | | | | introduced. You already know this man. You |
| You are sitting in a Thai restaurant and you hate | | | | are sitting in an Italian restaurant enjoying a |
| Thai food. The entrée has not yet been | | | | delightful meal because you both know that the |
| served. His idea of enlightened conversation is | | | | other’s favorite is Italian. The conversation |
| who will be in the final four…you aren’t into | | | | flows easily as you discuss common interests. |
| sports. He knows the weekly TV schedule | | | | He runs marathons and loves history just like you |
| verbatim….you haven’t sat through a movie | | | | do. You happily discuss the volunteer work that |
| in months because you run marathons and | | | | each of you is involved in. You look at your watch |
| volunteer at the local food bank. He says, | | | | and discover that it is late…very late…where |
| “Volunteering is a waste of time because you | | | | Has the time gone. |
| can’t help ‘those people’ | | | | There is a big difference between a |
| anyway.” You look at your watch; see that | | | | well-intentioned friend “setting you up” and |
| it’s only been 10 minutes since you last | | | | choosing a man for yourself who shares your |
| looked at it the last time and wonder how long it | | | | interests and tastes, isn’t there? Now which |
| is before you can gracefully remove yourself | | | | one would you rather have? |